Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime CHICAGO: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Alzheimer’s research effort is ensnared in legal dispute

legalPHOENIX: Last May, noted Alzheimer’s researcher Paul Aisen announced he was leaving his position at the University of California, San Diego, after eight years. Some 30 colleagues followed him to regional rival University of Southern California.

In July, the University of California’s board sued Dr. Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The nine hundred and ninety-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Victorian creations scooped the pool at the prestigious National Building Design Awards, from a reinvented heritage home in South Yarra to a Sorrento beach house with a Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Independent living/CCRCs to lead in occupancy for 2015

red percent sign WASHINGTON, D.C.: The ongoing economic rebound should fuel growth in the senior housing sector through the remainder of 2015, and independent living and continuing care retirement communities are set to lead the way in terms of occupancy. That’s according to a recently released report from a Read More »

Posted in News | Leave a comment